Farmers are losing their entitlements to agricultural payments due to loss of land.

Local politicians pledged their support to work on having the lake declassified as an SAC.

The meeting will bring the communities affected by Lough Funshinagh together to discuss their next steps

A letter with four major requests has been submitted to OPW Minister Patrick O'Donavan.

OPW Minister Patrick O' Donovan was in Carrick-on-Shannon last Thursday to attend a meeting of the Flood Forum, and he also visited Lough Funshinagh residents again

The issue was raised at this month's council meeting.

Councillor Donal Kilduff says he'd been hoping to hear some good news when he was told that Minister Patrick O' Donovan was coming to a meeting with local representatives last week on the Lough Funshinagh issue

The group claims the High Court decision halting the works is being attacked by high level officials.